UPMC reports revenue, hints at expansion beyond Pa.

As they reported financial results for the first half of 2018, UPMC officials alluded to plans to expand the system's provider and insurance networks within Pennsylvania as well as into neighboring states such as Maryland, Ohio and New York.

"We’re running out of room in Pennsylvania. When you think about how close Hamot is to New York, how close Jameson is to Ohio, how close Altoona is to western Maryland, we see ourselves growing more and more over the next few years," said Leslie Davis, UPMC’s executive vice president and COO of its health services division.

Hamot, Jameson and Altoona are cities in Pennsylvania where UPMC has hospitals.

Davis emphasized, though, that while the health care giant does offer insurance in the Philadelphia area, company leaders will avoid expanding UPMC’s provider arm into the region, citing the difficulty of the Philadelphia market.